Ubuntu Declaration on Education and Science and Technology for Sustainable Development, September 2002
Declaration issued by 11 of the World’s foremost global educational organizations and scientific academies (one being IAU) at Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development, stating that there is a need to integrate a sustainable development focus into the curriculum at every level of education, starting in primary school.
Background (rtf, 40 kb) - Declaration (rtf, 40 kb)

Lüneburg Declaration (rtf, 68 kb), on Higher Education for Sustainable Development, October 2001
The Lüneburg Declaration was adopted by the GHESP partners (IAU, ULSF, Copernicus Campus and Unesco), on 10 October 2001 in Lüneburg, Germany, on the occasion of the International COPERNICUS Conference, "Higher Education for Sustainability Towards the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Rio+10)" held at the University of Lüneburg 8 10 October 2001.

Earth Charter, 2000 (external link)
Shared values, principles and aspirations on sustainable development compiled by The Earth Charter Initiative.

Thessaloniki Declaration (rtf, 44 kb), December 1997
Declaration presented and unanimously adopted by the 83 countries present at the International Conference on Environment and Society Education and Public Awareness for Sustainaility, organised in Thessaloniki by UNESCO and the Government of Greece, from 8-12 December 1997.

Declaration of Barbados, 1994 (external link)
Declaration adopted by the States participating in the Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, Bridgetown, Barbados 25 April - 6 May 1994.

CRE-Copernicus Charter, 1994
Charter written by the CO-operation Programme in Europe for Research on Nature and Industry through Coordinated University Studies whose aim is to bring together universities and other concerned sectors of society from all parts of Europe to promote a better understanding of the interaction between man and the environment and to collaborate on common environmental issues.
Background (rtf, 40 kb) Charter (external link)

Kyoto Declaration, 1993
IAU Declaration adopted by 90 universities leaders that embodies the language and substance of both the Halifax Declaration and the Swansea Declaration.
Background (rtf, 40 kb) - Declaration -  Action Plan (rtf, 36 kb)

Swansea Declaration (rtf, 36 kb), 1993
Declaration released at the conclusion of the Association of Commonwealth Universities’ fifteenth Quinquennial Conference, Swansea, Wales, August 1993

Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, 1992 (external link)
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), Rio de Janerio, Brazil, June 1992.
Chapter 36 (rtf, 68 kb): Promoting Education, Public Awareness and training of AGENDA 21, (source: the Report of the United Nations Conference on Development, Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992)

Halifax Declaration (rtf, 94 kb) ,1991
Follow-up to the Halifax Conference on University Action for Sustainable Development, Halifax, December 9-11, 1991

Talloires Declaration, 1990 (external link)
Declaration adopted at the Tuft University European Center, Talloires, France, October 1990

Stockholm Declaration, 1972 (external link)
Declaration adopted at the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, June 1972